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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1869
Page
3
The prose poem envisions a public Thanksgiving with shaded groves and music. It honors those who suffered in war and labor, the laboring poor, and the noble spirit of giving. It extols freedom, gratitude, and communal feasting amid symbols of harvest and virtue.
An 19th century New York postal page argues over party loyalty and the Democratic and Republican stance on a judiciary ticket and Erie Railway Company oversight. It condemns corporates and praises reform, urging voters to oppose monopolies and support anti corruption measures.
The city plans two bronze monuments in Central Park the Vanderbilt allegorical statue costing 500000 and the Seventh Regiment soldier statue priced at 23000. Mayor Lal and Governor Hoffman will attend with a ceremony on the 19th. The Seventh Regiment piece weighs 2400 pounds sits on a granite base with a 16 foot pedestal and eagle topped columns bearing dead names. total project cost 75000.
The Virginia State Fair in Richmond concludes with over twenty thousand attendees and robust displays in sheep, cattle, poultry, and dairy products. Exhibits show Northern agricultural implements and strong local stock, with praise for managers and a note on amusing races and historical curiosities. The piece calls the event a success and hopes for a new era of Virginia enterprise and fellowship.
The text outlines a method emphasizing ethics over dogma, framing morality as an ethical catechism to teach self-knowledge, social duties, and property relations. It values natural history and science as essential, from climate and soils to plants, air, and chemistry, and prescribes gymnastics to train discipline and defense of liberties.
The article blends farming guidance with notes on crops livestock and horticulture. It mentions corn, wheat, potatoes, cranberries, apples, poultry prices, and a Connecticut Poultry Society fair, along with university horticultural plans for women and several literary and political asides.
Reverend Rasésles Periidity and William Welch, a Methodist preacher and local property holder, face arrest after allegations of buying and raping Louisa J. Green wife of Elder O. H. Green. Welch met Green in Pennsylvania and visited here last spring. He was arraigned before Justice Baker after being captured near White Pigeon and pleaded not guilty.
Twelve ladies competed for prizes in equestrian events at the Decatur Norse Fair. Sallie Wilkinson of Nyantic rode bareback after her saddle was removed, narrowly challenging the leading riders before her horse stumbled. Spectators cheered as she remounted and finished strongly.
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